Legal Issues
The legal issues topic contains news and information about legal issues affecting EMS personnel, agencies or departments. Find the latest news from personnel misconduct, to disciplinary and harassment cases, to malpractice lawsuits, as well as advice to prevent legal action with EMS training, documentation and management.
Zavadsky details the potential changes to the MedStar system and his new position with the PWW Advisory Group
New labor regulations will increase the salary threshold for overtime exemptions – Steve Wirth shares how this impacts EMS roles
Stories about patients stealing ambulances are common, so here’s how you can protect your vehicle
Some states lacked specific recommendations for things such as cardiac arrest resuscitation and when to stop
The Dallas Police Department finished reviewing a public integrity investigation that cleared Brad Cox
Sharon McDonough has had a central role in repairing Tucson’s 911 center during a turbulent time
The courtroom battle over Jose Gonzalez’s competency to face charges in the murder of Yadira Arroyo continues
If a judge approves the deal, the Sackler family could be liable for up to $6 billion
Opioid settlement funding will continue for 11 to 18 years, and it is expected that more settlements will be forthcoming. Is your agency getting its share?
Paramedic David Mimms was treating a patient when Dontorrius Belser sped through a red light, causing the fatal collision
The new funding opportunities are in memory of Heather Schafer, the council’s longtime leader who died last year
The father of the child was placed on administrative leave; the child’s stepmother is also a former employee of the department
RAA focuses on a culture of safety, resilience training and face time with the chiefs when orienting new employees to the organization
In this episode, our co-hosts are joined by Maria Beermann-Foat to discuss how agencies can start the retention process in the first 90 days of a new hire
The best leaders continually study leadership principles so they can adapt their responses to various situations and crises
Learn how peer support programs, EAPs and chaplaincy can help your providers weather emotional storms and mental health crises
Edgar Diaz began misappropriating funds at least as early as 2018, and Hidalgo County EMS shut down in 2021
State and local governments may put it toward public education, training treatment providers, detox facilities and needle exchanges
Evidence showed that Edward Blake used ketamine, fentanyl and morphine that he obtained through work in the commission of the crimes
In his ruling, the judge said the Biden administration did not follow federal law for the negotiation process between providers and health insurers
Police said that Matthew Jansen was crossing the street when Tariq Witherspoon’s Rolls Royce hit him
The IAFC Coronavirus Task Force recommends several steps to help return to restoration of normal public safety services
The officer, who was fired, faces three counts of felony wanton endangerment for allegedly blindly firing 10 shots from outside the building
Nathan Register’s Pasco County Fire Rescue crew did not transport a woman allegedly suffering stroke symptoms, who later died
Petaluma Fire Department responders were called to evaluate the patient after he was arrested for battery of an elderly person
Police said Nicholas Albano put a crew member in a headlock and punched them repeatedly
Investigators finished the on-scene work last week and the structures that burned in the fire that killed three were demolished
12 strategies for laying a foundation for a rewarding career while onboarding new employees
The ASM group says with the effects of COVID, it is crucial that EMS agencies and industry leaders honestly evaluate and implement fatigue management practices
Strategies to unilaterally reduce ED wait times and get back into service
The state put the EMS guidelines in place on Jan. 7, when many people were out sick with the omicron variant, but staffing continues to be an issue
While important for employee development, performance evaluations are only as good as the effort put forth to create them
Attorney and volunteer firefighter Brad Pinsky explains qualified immunity protections and whether firefighters and medics could be sued as individuals
